Sri Lanka’s parliamentary Speaker Sunday accused President Maithripala Sirisena of “usurping” the rights of legislators and asked public servants not to carry out his “illegal orders”. Karu Jayasuriya in a hard-hitting statement said Sirisena’s actions since October 26 to sack Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and dissolve parliament undermined the freedoms of the people. “I have […] …
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Youngest legislator allegedly assaults constituent for protesting poor road
Kenya’s youngest Member of Parliament, John Paul Mwirigi, has been accused of assaulting a man who led a protest over the poor state of a key road in his constituency, Igembe South. The victim, John Gikunda alias Wanugu, said the Igembe South MP manhandled him and squeezed his neck in public on Sunday. Gikunda said the […] …